as in drool
the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands
our mouths filled with saliva when we smelled the delicious dinner
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Recent Examples of saliva
Its core revenue comes from direct-to-consumer sales of saliva collection kits for genetic testing, priced from $99 to $499, with the higher end including optional subscription services.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2025
First, by subjects chewing a piece of gum for four minutes and taking a saliva sample every 30 seconds.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Hayes explained that the typical reaction to mosquito bites, such as itching and swelling, are allergic reactions to proteins in the mosquito’s saliva — and that some people experience those reactions more than others.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2025
In addition, research indicates that your saliva contains a protein that may promote healing.15
When to See a Provider
Minor, first-degree burns usually heal on their own without medical treatment.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 26 Mar. 2025
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2025
First, by subjects chewing a piece of gum for four minutes and taking a saliva sample every 30 seconds.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Hayes explained that the typical reaction to mosquito bites, such as itching and swelling, are allergic reactions to proteins in the mosquito’s saliva — and that some people experience those reactions more than others.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2025
In addition, research indicates that your saliva contains a protein that may promote healing.15
When to See a Provider
Minor, first-degree burns usually heal on their own without medical treatment.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saliva
Noun
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Depp pushes over a cabinet with dishes, rips open her dress and makes a most unholy noise as her eyeballs go up in their sockets, tongue juts out and globs of drool pour from her mouth.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
24 Dec. 2024
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Wipe the drool off your tank top, put some pants on, and get out your mama’s basement!—
Alex Perry,
The Enquirer,
6 Sep. 2024
Noun
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In almost half of Mozambique, for example, no one can currently be diagnosed with TB, since US funding supported its lab networks and system that transported samples of spit and mucus, Ditiu said.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2025
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California urged its citizens to request that 23andMe delete their data and destroy their spit samples.—
Kayte Spector-Bagdady,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The mayor nodded and smiled, but also flinched, as though struck by spittle.—
E. Tammy Kim,
The New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2024
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Filling the air with spittle as plentiful as the Allied bombs raining down along the English Channel.—
John Anderson,
WSJ,
31 Oct. 2023
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“Saliva.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saliva. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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